Pall Mall, TN · standard
ZIP Code 38577
Pickett County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,153
- 6/sq mi
- $52,578
- Median income
- $153,000
- Median home value
- 13.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Pall Mall pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 18th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 26th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38577 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 38577 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Pall Mall, Pickett County, Tennessee, home to just 1,153 residents across 195.4 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 38577 reports a modest median household income of $52,578 (21% below the average Tennessee ZIP), while per-capita income is $23,258. The poverty rate is 17.0%, with unemployment at 2.6%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $153,000 (38% below the average Tennessee ZIP); owner occupancy is 97.9%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.9, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Tennessee and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 38577.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 38577, Pall Mall, TN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,153
Population
195.4
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38577?
32.9
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
0.8%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$52,578
Median Household Income
-21% vs state ZIP avg
$23,258
Per Capita Income
17.0%
Poverty Rate
2.6%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
570housing units
570
Total Housing Units
434
Occupied Units
136
Vacant Units
3.09
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$153,000
Median Home Value
-38% vs state ZIP avg
1982
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 38577, employing approximately 32 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,292,000.
7
Businesses
32
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 42.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 38577, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,153 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.